Raw hair is completely unprocessed human hair. It has not been altered by chemical treatments, steam processing, or dyes. It is hair in its purest, most natural form — cut directly from a donor, washed, and bundled.
Key Features:
- 100% natural, unprocessed human hair
- No chemical or heat treatments
- Cuticles are aligned and intact
- Typically comes from a single donor
- Often coarser and more natural-looking texture
Example textures: Natural straight, wavy, or curly (as grown)
Virgin hair is also unprocessed human hair, but it allows for more flexibility in its definition. It has not been chemically processed or dyed, but it may have undergone steam processing to create uniform curl or wave patterns.
Key Features:
- Still 100% human hair and unprocessed by dyes or chemicals
- May be steam-processed for texture (e.g., body wave, deep wave)
- Cuticles are intact and aligned
- Usually from a single donor, but not always
- Slightly more processed than raw hair
